DEON YATES

Deon Yates began his solo career in 2009 when he competed against up and coming contemporary jazz artists from all over the United States at the Capital Jazz Challenge in Columbia, MD. Although he did not win the competition, he was named runner-up. This gave him the drive and determination to pursue his solo career further.

“QUINTASTIC”is the culmination of nearly 10 years of paying dues, relationship building and persistence. The word quintastic Is a noun. The definition is “a person who is aged fifty or more and is still attractive and successful, especially someone famous. This title was chosen because Deon turned 50 in June of 2018, this is his 5th solo project and there are 5 songs on the EP.